The struggle of the reborn prince

The imperial tent was set up on a high platform, and the surrounding situation could be seen at a glance. Xiao Zhonggong looked to the south, and saw the flags on the embankment outside the city covering the sun, and the flags were raised high. It was obvious that the front of the city had fallen into the enemy's hands. A hundred steps later, there were hundreds of high-firing cannons Thousands of fine cavalry lined up around the mouth of the cannon, and the river outside the east gate was crowded with warships and masts. The huge Liaoyang City was sunk in it, and soldiers from our own side could be seen faintly on the top of the city.

"Lord Xiao, how about my great Song army?" Zhao Tang turned his face and asked Xiao Zhonggong.

"Hmph, but that's all. It's far different from my master of tigers and wolves in the Great Jin Kingdom." Xiao Zhonggong knew that Zhao Er was demonstrating to himself in an attempt to break his own will and take the initiative in the negotiation. Of course he couldn't fall into the trap. , replied coldly.But at this time, his heart was overwhelmed, and he couldn't help but think of what Song Chen Liuru said to Li Ye when Jing Kangnian himself was on a mission to Bianjing. The momentum is like Mount Tai, and China is like a tired egg', but these words can only describe the Song Army.

"Hehe, Mr. Xiao's words about "nothing" and "wrong" . In the battle of Jinzhou, you should know the power of the artillery fire of the Song Dynasty. After all the artillery fires, there will be no tiles left. God has the virtue of living. I ordered people to shoot books in the city three days ago. Anyone who wants to leave the city within three days will not send troops. Intercept, go and stay voluntarily. I just don't want the people in the city to suffer innocent disasters, but Wan Yanyong refuses to open the city gate to let the people out of the city, and wants to bring all the people to be buried with him. Would Mr. Xiao persuade you again?" "Haha, please don't waste your time. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Liaoyang City have already made up their minds to live and die with the city. They will never surrender. But the king should follow the people's will and do benevolent and righteous things. An early peace agreement will save the people from war." Only then did Xiao Zhonggong realize that he was summoned by Zhao Er The intention of coming here is to make myself a lobbyist.Of course he refused angrily.

"Okay, well said, Mr. Xiao, you also acted as a peace envoy 20 years ago, and you went in and out of Bianjing, how proud you were to threaten and lure me, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. Have you ever thought about begging for peace today? Since you reject my offer Good intentions, then let you watch Da Song's thunderous fury, fire!" Zhao Tuo said with a sneer as he looked at Xiao Zhonggong who was trying to keep calm.

"fire……"

"fire……"

"fire……"

With a bang.Xiao Zhonggong knew that the shelling had started, at first he could distinguish the sound of the shells, but after a while, the shells were all in one piece, and he couldn't tell the difference, and the ground under his feet seemed to be timid, trembling.He looked up and saw gunpowder smoke rising from the east, south, and west sides of Liaoyang City, and countless projectiles flew into the city with fiery trajectory.The sides of the naval warships moored on the water were also constantly spitting out flames, and each shot could send hundreds of shells into the city.Xiao Zhonggong already felt that the artillery used by the Song army this time far exceeded the battle of Jinzhou.Needless to say, the damage it caused will far exceed that of Jinzhou.Xiao Zhonggong felt good. This time, three artillery brigades were used to bombard the Song army, all the artillery battalions directly under the five generals and more than [-] brave warships of the Dengzhou Navy, and more than a thousand artillery pieces of different sizes were used.Far exceeded the amount of artillery used in the Battle of Jinzhou.In the east, south, and west directions of the city, they are arranged in echelons according to the range of the artillery, and the target of their first round of attack is not the city wall.Instead, the flowering bullets were shot into the city by projectile.

Liaoyang City is the largest city in Eastern Liaodong and even in Northeast China.Naturally, it is extremely prosperous, and the streets are densely covered.Among them are low-rise residential buildings, shops, and military camps, as well as majestic and tall palaces, government offices, and temples, which fill the city to the brim.But in this era without reinforced concrete, buildings are mostly wooden structures.

The flowering ammo used this time is a new type of gunpowder, which is much more powerful than the simple black powder in the past.After the flower bomb exploded, it easily overturned the roof of the building, and the air wave generated by the explosion blasted open the doors of the rooms in the building, making each building a through structure.In this walled city, beams and columns are exposed from the overturned roof buildings, which look like firewood being put into the furnace.

The first round of shelling, which lasted for an hour, stopped for two quarters of an hour to cool down and replenish ammunition, and then the second round of shelling began, but this time it was replaced with incendiary bombs.Those seemingly ordinary black pottery pots were continuously thrown into the city, and were shattered after falling, and the black sticky matter contained in them splashed everywhere.But when they were touched with a little bit of sparks, they immediately burned rapidly and spread in all directions.

Due to the special environment, the fire caused by the bombardment formed a strong cyclone between the ground and the low air, and produced many huge pillars of fire over the city, with a height of hundreds of feet and a radius of several miles. The combustion absorbed a huge amount of air , so that the oxygen above the burning area is exhausted, and the temperature is scorching hot, while the cold air from the outside rushes in rapidly due to the temperature difference, and at the same time sucks people and objects on the ground into the fire. Everything that can burn is burning, everything is melting.

Listening to the sound of explosions one after another, looking at Liaoyang City gradually submerged in gunpowder smoke and the fire dragon hovering over the city, Xiao Zhonggong, who had experienced the hell of fire and iron, slowly closed his eyes, but countless creatures were struggling in the blood red. The fateful situation still clearly appeared in his mind, and he trembled all over while letting two lines of tears fall...

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"How is the situation in the city now?" The shelling lasted for a whole morning, but the fire caused by it did not gradually decrease until the next morning, and Wan Yanyong even stayed up all night. In Miyagi, the smell of burnt and gunpowder smoke is still disgusting.

"Report...report to Marshal, the loss is very great." Wanyan Zhehe replied tremblingly, and his body was also trembling unceasingly.

"What's the situation?" Wanyan Zhehe can also be said to be a brave general who is used to fighting, but after going out to inspect it, he turned into this appearance, Wanyan Yong didn't know if he knew it, so he stood up and asked anxiously.

"Marshal, what a tragedy!" Wanyan Zhehe suddenly fell to his knees and howled.

Wan Yanyong was shocked, and hurried forward to help him up for a while to comfort him before he gradually calmed down. He also learned about the situation in the city after the shelling from Wanyan Zhehe's intermittent narration.Most of the buildings on both sides of the streets in the east, west, and south districts were destroyed by artillery fire, and occasionally there were some ruins standing among the ruins, none of them intact.The residents living in it and the troops stationed there suffered heavy casualties. Only some of them died in the same round of shelling, and most of them died in the subsequent fire.

"Commander, there are corpses everywhere in the city, the smell is extremely scorched, there are few living things, and there is hardly a green tree and flower. The water in the ponds and ponds has been dried up, and they are filled with the corpses of people who jumped into the ponds to escape the fire. The stone slabs paving the streets were burnt to powder, and even after the city wall was burned, it was red and cracked like a pottery kiln, and some places have collapsed. The general inspected a blacksmith shop in the city, and the piled iron materials They were all burnt into one piece." Wanyan Zhe and his face twisted into a ball in pain, sobbing and complaining.

"Then... How big were the casualties?" Wan Yanyong was also very emotional when he heard it, but he still tried to calmly ask the governor to join him.

"Marshal, the government office in Nancheng was also destroyed by the fire. More than half of the officials and servants were killed or injured. The chiefs of various towns and cities, Bo Jin, died or fled. In addition, some families have no one survived and became extinct. It is difficult to count accurately. However, the lower officials estimated that no less than 6 people died. Now the survivors are temporarily placed in the northern city and the inner city where the artillery has not been ravaged. However, many people's properties were lost in the fire and they are in urgent need of relief, and the corpses in the city are also in urgent need of burial. , otherwise it will lead to epidemics." Wan Yan Tu He Suo was also rolled out of the sea of ​​​​blood, but the tragedy at the scene still moved him, and said with a sad face.

"6 people?! In just two or three hours, 6 people died. Zhao Er is really a living hell, taking so many lives with just a wave of his hand." Wan Yanyong sat down dejectedly and muttered, He still doesn't know that Zhao Tama's reputation as King of Hades has come a long time ago.

"Marshal, yesterday the enemy's artillery fire destroyed the warehouse in the east of the city, and all the grain and grass hidden in it were burned. Most of the defensive equipment stationed below the city were damaged and unusable. We still need to find ways to raise funds, otherwise the Song army will use this to attack the city. We will have nothing to use.” After Jiaguwuli patrolled the city, it was found that not only the soldiers guarding the city suffered heavy casualties, but also the stored materials were lost. If the city gate was not blocked, the gate might have been opened.

"Then is the Song army preparing to attack the city?" Wanyan Yongzai couldn't calm down, and asked in a panic. He knew that if the Song army launched an attack at this time, it would be difficult for the demoralized army to resist.

"Commander, the Song army has retreated to the camp five miles away overnight, but it still maintains a siege posture, and there is no sign of launching an attack." Jiagu Wuli reported, but he knew in his heart The reason why the Song Army withdrew its troops voluntarily was probably because they could not bear the roasting of the fire in the city and the stench emanating from it, so they retreated to avoid it.

"Order people to rush to repair the city defenses, set up obstacles in the city, and distribute the grain and grass stored in the inner warehouse first to ease the crisis and stabilize people's hearts." Wan Yanyong sighed, relying on the buildings in the city. The fire burned without a trace, and the materials in the city were conveniently transported because the east of the city was close to the river, so the warehouses were built in the east of the city, but now most of them were destroyed, and it was impossible to persist until after autumn.However, it is difficult to say that Liaoyang City can be guarded for a few days in such a state, and it is not known whether the emergency supplies stored in the inner city will be used.

"Commander, the Song army outside the city is shooting books in Beicheng, and sent troops to shout and persuade them to surrender. Now the people are panicking and want to escape from the city, so as not to destroy the city." At this time, Li Qiong hurried in and reported...

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